That is completely off the charts abnormal.
I haven't broken or bent a de-priming pin in the last 30+ years.
Including a LOT of crimped Military primers in rifle cases.
With mostly RCBS, but other brands of dies as well.
Something is not lined up right in your reloading press.
1. Crap stuck in the shell holder keeping the case rims from going in and centering under the die?
2. Wrong size shell holder?
3. Going too fast and not getting the cases all the way into the shell holders to center the cases?
4. You are adjusting the rod so deep it is bottoming out on the case and bending to make room for it to go there?
5. You have a turret press and the die or shell plate is not indexing properly?
Nothing else can cause pin breakage or bent rods in the two pistol calibers you mentioned.
But anyway, try this with a new un-bent primer rod.
1. Die in press, run a sized case without a primer up in the die.
2. Carefully screw the new rod down, find the flash hole, the continue to screw it down until it hits the bottom of the case.
3. Then unscrew it a turn or so, Just so the pin just projects far enough to punch out the old primers.
But not so deep it hits the bottom of the case web.
4. Then lock the lock nut and gofer it.
You will have no further problems.
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